Leviticus
Leviticus 25:44–45
44Your menservants and maidservants shall come from the nations around you, from whom you may purchase them. 45You may also purchase them from the foreigners residing among you or their clans living among you who are born in your land. These may become your property.
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Leviticus 25:44
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your menservants | וְעַבְדְּךָ֥ | wə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| and maidservants | וַאֲמָתְךָ֖ | wa·’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| shall come | יִהְיוּ־ | yih·yū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| from | מֵאֵ֣ת | mê·’êṯ | Preposition-m; Direct object marker | H854 with |
| the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֗ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| around you | סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם | sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem | Adverb; second person masculine plural | H5439 circuit, round about |
| from | מֵהֶ֥ם | mê·hem | Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | |
| you may purchase | תִּקְנ֖וּ | tiq·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H7069 get, acquire |
Leviticus 25:45
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You may also | וְ֠גַם | wə·ḡam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| purchase them | תִּקְנ֔וּ | tiq·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H7069 get, acquire |
| from the | מִבְּנֵ֨י | mib·bə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| foreigners | הַתּוֹשָׁבִ֜ים | hat·tō·wō·šā·ḇîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8453 sojourner |
| residing | הַגָּרִ֤ים | hag·gā·rîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1481 sojourn |
| among you | עִמָּכֶם֙ | ‘im·mā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H5973 with |
| or their clans | וּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם֙ | ū·mim·miš·paḥ·tām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4940 clan |
| living among you | עִמָּכֶ֔ם | ‘im·mā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H5973 with |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| are born | הוֹלִ֖ידוּ | hō·w·lî·ḏū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| in your land | בְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם | bə·’ar·ṣə·ḵem | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H776 earth, land |
| These may become | וְהָי֥וּ | wə·hā·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| your | לָכֶ֖ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| property | לַֽאֲחֻזָּֽה׃ | la·’ă·ḥuz·zāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H272 possession |
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Leviticus 25:44 Exodus 12:44
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.